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TNHCi_1030

Not suspect, examined
Blacktail Shiner Cyprinella venusta
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.26563° N, 97.75101° W (± 172.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinella
Speciesvenusta

Specimen

Num Specimens25

Collection Event

CollectorMoore, O and W.A Thornton
Collected Date1951.3.6

Geography

DrainageColorado
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyTravis
LocalityColorado River, rapids at mouth of Shoal Creek

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 25

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Cyprinella Cyprinella venusta
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Oct. 24, 2012
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project.
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected March 7, 1951
Collecting Event ID 7341
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Travis, Texas
Name Shoal Creek at confluence with Town Lake
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal Middle Colorado-Llano Austin-Travis Lakes City of Austin-Colorado River Town Lake-Colorado River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Blackland Prairie
HUC 12 120902050306
Georeferencing Remarks Treated as mouth of Shoal Creek
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 3/7/1951-3/7/1951
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Moore, O. Thornton, W.A.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: O. Moore, W.A. Thornton
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 3/6/1951-3/6/1951
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Not flagged for specimen examination. By default we accept donor specimen determinations (after synonymization to our taxonomy). If georeferenced to TX this record has been considered in spatial context with other occurences of this species and accepted as correct.
ID Comments: NAGeoref Remark: Treated as mouth of Shoal Creek
georeference October 18, 2006
Error: 172.155916800689Remarks: Treated as mouth of Shoal CreekLocality: Shoal Creek at confluence with Town LakeCoordinates: 30.265628271;-97.751009905Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Treated as mouth of Shoal Creek

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